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Tomonaga Okabe

Tomonaga Okabe

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 51 1137 1046 18 16 350 7242

Tomonaga Okabe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tomonaga Okabe between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomonaga Okabe published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2022. 28 of the 377 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2022. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 11 publications
1986 2025

377 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tomonaga Okabe: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 4
2000 9
2001 8
2002 15
2003 19
2004 11
2005 11
2006 16
2007 12
2008 20
2009 21
2010 9
2011 14
2012 17
2013 11
2014 13
2015 8
2016 19
2017 17
2018 11
2019 17
2020 12
2021 12
2022 22
2023 12
2024 17
2025 11
Total 377
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Tomonaga Okabe publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomonaga Okabe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 347–356 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 350 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45 350
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Tomonaga Okabe D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomonaga Okabe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56 51
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Tomonaga Okabe is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and works primarily within the field of engineering with a focus on the mechanics of materials. Their research spans multiple subfields, including mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, and computational mechanics.

The main topics in their research involve:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Okabe's frequent coauthors include Yoshiaki Kawagoe, Keiichi Shirasu, Gota Kikugawa, Yamato Hoshikawa, and Kazuki Ryuzono, indicating ongoing collaborative relationships in their research community.

Their work has been published extensively in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are the Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials, Advanced Composite Materials, International Journal of Solids and Structures, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing.

Recent publications by Okabe include:

  • "Experimental and numerical study on progressive damage and failure in composite laminates during open-hole compression tests," 2021, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Evaluation of the in-situ damage and strength properties of thin-ply CFRP laminates by micro-scale finite element analysis," 2020, Advanced Composite Materials
  • "Amine/epoxy stoichiometric ratio dependence of crosslinked structure and ductility in amine-cured epoxy thermosetting resins," 2021, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • "A novel single-stroke path planning algorithm for 3D printers using continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics," 2022, Additive manufacturing
  • "Molecular-scale investigation on relationship between thermal conductivity and the structure of crosslinked epoxy resin," 2022, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Best Publications

  • Electromechanical modeling of unidirectional CFRP composites under tensile loading condition

    J.B. Park;T. Okabe;N. Takeda;W.A. Curtin

  • A 3D shear-lag model considering micro-damage and statistical strength prediction of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites

    T. Okabe;N. Takeda;Y. Kamoshida;M. Shimizu

  • Computer simulation of carbon nanotube pull-out from polymer by the molecular dynamics method

    S. C. Chowdhury;Tomonaga Okabe

  • Size effect on tensile strength of unidirectional CFRP composites— experiment and simulation

    T. Okabe;N. Takeda

  • Micromechanical modeling of the microbond test to quantify the interfacial properties of fiber-reinforced composites

    M. Nishikawa;T. Okabe;K. Hemmi;N. Takeda

  • Numerical simulation of progressive damage and failure in composite laminates using XFEM/CZM coupled approach

    R. Higuchi;T. Okabe;T. Nagashima

  • Investigating nanostructures in carbon fibres using Raman spectroscopy

    Haruki Okuda;Haruki Okuda;Haruki Okuda;Robert J. Young;Daniel Wolverson;Fumihiko Tanaka

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of crosslinked epoxy resins: Curing and mechanical properties

    Tomonaga Okabe;Yutaka Oya;Koichi Tanabe;Gota Kikugawa

  • A new approach to predicting multiple damage states in composite laminates with embedded FBG sensors

    S. Yashiro;N. Takeda;T. Okabe;H. Sekine

  • Shear-lag versus finite element models for stress transfer in fiber-reinforced composites

    Z. Xia;T. Okabe;W.A. Curtin

  • Curing reaction of epoxy resin composed of mixed base resin and curing agent: Experiments and molecular simulation

    Tomonaga Okabe;Tomohiro Takehara;Keisuke Inose;Noriyuki Hirano

  • A new cohesive model for simulating delamination propagation in composite laminates under transverse loads

    Ning Hu;Ning Hu;Yutaka Zemba;T. Okabe;Cheng Yan

  • Quantitative damage detection in CFRP composites: coupled mechanical and electrical models

    Z. Xia;T. Okabe;J.B. Park;W.A. Curtin

  • Elastoplastic shear-lag analysis of single-fiber composites and strength prediction of unidirectional multi-fiber composites

    T. Okabe;N. Takeda

  • Quantitative damage detection in cross-ply laminates using Lamb wave method

    N. Toyama;J. Noda;Tomonaga Okabe

  • Factors controlling the strength of carbon fibres in tension

    Fumihiko Tanaka;Tomonaga Okabe;Haruki Okuda;Ian A. Kinloch

  • A new compression-molding approach using unidirectionally arrayed chopped strands

    I. Taketa;Tomonaga Okabe;A. Kitano

  • Prediction of tensile strength of discontinuous carbon fiber/polypropylene composite with fiber orientation distribution

    M. Hashimoto;T. Okabe;T. Sasayama;H. Matsutani

  • Numerical method for failure simulation of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites with spring element model

    T. Okabe;H. Sekine;K. Ishii;M. Nishikawa

  • Prediction of buckling characteristics of carbon nanotubes

    N. Hu;N. Hu;K. Nunoya;D. Pan;T. Okabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuo Takeda
Nobuo Takeda University of Tokyo
Nobutada Ohno
Nobutada Ohno Nagoya University
William A. Curtin
William A. Curtin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Robert J. Young
Robert J. Young University of Manchester
Ning Hu
Ning Hu Hebei University of Technology
Ian A. Kinloch
Ian A. Kinloch University of Manchester
Toshio Ogasawara
Toshio Ogasawara Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Zhenhai Xia
Zhenhai Xia University of North Texas
Tomohiro Yokozeki
Tomohiro Yokozeki University of Tokyo
Ramesh Talreja
Ramesh Talreja Texas A&M University

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